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108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1644
To enhance energy conservation and research and development, to provide
for security and diversity in the energy supply for the American
people, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 7, 2003
Mr. Barton of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the
Committees on Science, Resources, Education and the Workforce, and
Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To enhance energy conservation and research and development, to provide
for security and diversity in the energy supply for the American
people, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Policy Act
of 2003''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--ENERGY CONSERVATION
Subtitle A--Federal Leadership in Energy Conservation
Sec. 1001. Energy and water saving measures in congressional buildings.
Sec. 1002. Energy management requirements.
Sec. 1003. Energy use measurement and accountability.
Sec. 1004. Federal building performance standards.
Sec. 1005. Procurement of energy efficient products.
Sec. 1006. Energy savings performance contracts.
Sec. 1007. Voluntary commitments to reduce industrial energy intensity.
Sec. 1008. Federal agency participation in demand reduction programs.
Sec. 1009. Advanced Building Efficiency Testbed.
Sec. 1010. Increased use of recovered mineral component in federally
funded projects involving procurement of
cement or concrete.
Subtitle B--Energy Assistance and State Programs
Sec. 1021. LIHEAP and weatherization assistance.
Sec. 1022. State energy programs.
Sec. 1023. Energy efficient appliance rebate programs.
Sec. 1024. Energy efficient public buildings.
Sec. 1025. Low income community energy efficiency pilot program.
Subtitle C--Energy Efficient Products
Sec. 1041. Energy Star program.
Sec. 1042. Consumer education on energy efficiency benefits of air
conditioning, heating, and ventilation
maintenance.
Sec. 1043. Additional definitions.
Sec. 1044. Additional test procedures.
Sec. 1045. Energy conservation standards for additional consumer and
commercial products.
Sec. 1046. Energy labeling.
Sec. 1047. Study of energy efficiency standards.
TITLE II--OIL AND GAS
Subtitle A--Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline
Sec. 2001. Short title.
Sec. 2002. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 2003. Definitions.
Sec. 2004. Issuance of certificate of public convenience and necessity.
Sec. 2005. Environmental reviews.
Sec. 2006. Pipeline expansion.
Sec. 2007. Federal Coordinator.
Sec. 2008. Judicial review.
Sec. 2009. State jurisdiction over in-State delivery of natural gas.
Sec. 2010. Study of alternative means of construction.
Sec. 2011. Clarification of ANGTA status and authorities.
Sec. 2012. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 2013. Participation of small business concerns.
Sec. 2014. Alaska pipeline construction training program.
Subtitle B--Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Sec. 2101. Full capacity of Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
Sec. 2102. Strategic Petroleum Reserve expansion.
Sec. 2103. Permanent authority to operate the Strategic Petroleum
Reserve and other energy programs.
Subtitle C--Hydraulic Fracturing
Sec. 2201. Hydraulic fracturing.
Subtitle D--Unproven Oil and Natural Gas Reserves Recovery Program
Sec. 2301. Program.
Sec. 2302. Eligible reservoirs.
Sec. 2303. Focus areas.
Sec. 2304. Limitation on location of activities.
Sec. 2305. Program administration.
Sec. 2306. Advisory Committee.
Sec. 2307. Limits on participation.
Sec. 2308. Payments to Federal Government.
Sec. 2309. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 2310. Public availability of project results and methodologies.
Sec. 2311. Sunset.
Sec. 2312. Definitions.
Subtitle E--Miscellaneous
Sec. 2401. Appeals relating to pipeline construction projects.
Sec. 2402. Natural gas market data transparency.
Sec. 2403. Oil and gas exploration and production defined.
TITLE III--HYDROELECTRIC RELICENSING
Subtitle A--Alternative Conditions
Sec. 3001. Alternative conditions and fishways.
Subtitle B--Additional Hydropower
Sec. 3201. Hydroelectric production incentives.
Sec. 3202. Hydroelectric efficiency improvement.
Sec. 3203. Small hydroelectric power projects.
Sec. 3204. Increased hydroelectric generation at existing Federal
facilities.
TITLE IV--NUCLEAR MATTERS
Subtitle A--Price-Anderson Act Amendments
Sec. 4001. Short title.
Sec. 4002. Extension of indemnification authority.
Sec. 4003. Maximum assessment.
Sec. 4004. Department of Energy liability limit.
Sec. 4005. Incidents outside the United States.
Sec. 4006. Reports.
Sec. 4007. Inflation adjustment.
Sec. 4008. Price-Anderson treatment of modular reactors.
Sec. 4009. Applicability.
Sec. 4010. Prohibition on assumption by United States Government of
liability for certain foreign accidents.
Sec. 4011. Secure transfer of nuclear materials.
Sec. 4012. Nuclear facility threats.
Sec. 4013. Unreasonable risk consultation.
Sec. 4014. Financial accountability.
Sec. 4015. Civil penalties.
Subtitle B--Miscellaneous Matters
Sec. 4021. Licenses.
Sec. 4022. Nuclear Regulatory Commission meetings.
Sec. 4023. NRC training program.
Sec. 4024. Cost recovery from Government agencies.
Sec. 4025. Elimination of pension offset.
Sec. 4026. Carrying of firearms by licensee employees.
Sec. 4027. Unauthorized introduction of dangerous weapons.
Sec. 4028. Sabotage of nuclear facilities or fuel.
Sec. 4029. Cooperative research and development and special
demonstration projects for the uranium
mining industry.
Sec. 4030. Uranium sales.
Sec. 4031. Medical isotope production.
Sec. 4032. Highly enriched uranium diversion threat report.
Sec. 4033. Whistleblower protection.
TITLE V--VEHICLES AND FUELS
Subtitle A--Energy Policy Act Amendments
Sec. 5011. Credit for substantial contribution toward noncovered
fleets.
Sec. 5012. Credit for alternative fuel infrastructure.
Sec. 5013. Alternative fueled vehicle report.
Sec. 5014. Allocation of incremental costs.
Subtitle B--FreedomCAR and Hydrogen Fuel Program
Sec. 5021. Short title.
Sec. 5022. Findings, purpose, and definitions.
Sec. 5023. Plan; report.
Sec. 5024. Public-private partnership.
Sec. 5025. Deployment.
Sec. 5026. Assessment and transfer.
Sec. 5027. Interagency task force.
Sec. 5028. Advisory Committee.
Sec. 5029. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 5030. Fuel cell program at National Parks.
Sec. 5030A. Advanced power system technology incentive program.
Subtitle C--Clean School Buses
Sec. 5031. Establishment of pilot program.
Sec. 5032. Fuel cell bus development and demonstration program.
Sec. 5033. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle D--Advanced Vehicles
Sec. 5041. Definitions.
Sec. 5042. Pilot program.
Sec. 5043. Reports to Congress.
Sec. 5044. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle E--Hydrogen Fuel Cell Heavy-Duty Vehicles
Sec. 5051. Definition.
Sec. 5052. Findings.
Sec. 5053. Hydrogen fuel cell buses.
Sec. 5054. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle F--Miscellaneous
Sec. 5061. Railroad efficiency.
Sec. 5062. Mobile emission reductions trading and crediting.
Sec. 5063. Idle reduction technologies.
Sec. 5064. Study of aviation fuel conservation and emissions.
Sec. 5065. Diesel fueled vehicles.
Sec. 5066. Hybrid vehicles.
Sec. 5067. Waivers of alternative fueled vehicle fueling requirement.
TITLE VI--DOE PROGRAMS
Sec. 6001. Purposes.
Sec. 6002. Definitions.
Subtitle A--Energy Efficiency
Part 1--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 6011. Energy efficiency.
Part 2--Lighting Systems
Sec. 6021. Next Generation Lighting Initiative.
Part 3--Vehicles
Sec. 6031. Definitions.
Sec. 6032. Establishment of secondary electric vehicle battery use
program.
Subtitle B--Distributed Energy and Electric Energy Systems
Part 1--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 6201. Distributed energy and electric energy systems.
Part 2--Distributed Power
Sec. 6221. Strategy.
Sec. 6222. High power density industry program.
Sec. 6223. Micro-cogeneration energy technology.
Part 3--Transmission Systems
Sec. 6231. Transmission infrastructure systems.
Subtitle C--Renewable Energy
Part 1--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 6301. Renewable energy.
Part 2--Bioenergy
Sec. 6321. Bioenergy programs.
Subtitle D--Nuclear Energy
Part 1--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 6411. Nuclear energy.
Part 2--Nuclear Energy Research Programs
Sec. 6421. Nuclear energy research programs.
Part 3--Advanced Fuel Recycling
Sec. 6431. Advanced fuel recycling program.
Part 4--University Programs
Sec. 6441. University nuclear science and engineering support.
Subtitle E--Fossil Energy
Part 1--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 6501. Fossil energy.
Part 2--Ultra-deepwater and Unconventional Natural Gas and Other
Petroleum Resources
Sec. 6521. Program authority.
Sec. 6522. Ultra-deepwater program.
Sec. 6523. Unconventional natural gas and other petroleum resources
program.
Sec. 6524. Additional requirements for awards.
Sec. 6525. Advisory committees.
Sec. 6526. Limits on participation.
Sec. 6527. Fund.
Sec. 6528. Sunset.
Sec. 6529. Definitions.
Subtitle F--Miscellaneous
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